The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-03-02
LIVELY TIMES INUHE HOUSE.
-1IesSrs. Randall and Holman Berated BY
Friends as Vel as Foes.
special to TIE sentinel.

Fr-onuS as w OF as Oes.
Special to tie sentinel.
WAsHINeToN, Feb. 2S.-The day in the
House has been one of the most interesting
of the session, and Witnessed paradox in
politics. Two prominent Democrats, Messrs.
Randall and Holman, we're under assaults
from their political friends as well as their
political foes. These gentlemen, as the lead
lBg meE on the Appropriations Committee,
were to-day representing the Democratic
partySvet it fell on representative Rodgers,
of Arkansas, Democrat, to read the riot act
TO then, and declare that the Legislative bill
should not be passed without being fully
considered. Read, Cadon and Butter
worth led the attack on the
Republican side while Blanchard, of Louisi-
ana, Cram, of Texas, and Blount, of Georgia,
closed in on the Democratic side. The brunt
of the criticism was tlat the bill was liable
to the same objection that knocked the
Diplomatic bill cold, in that it changed ex-
istiDg legislation, only II moved in differ
ent direction, reducing salaries below what
the law fixed, except in the case of Land
Commissioner Sparks and Assistant Stock
slayer, which it advanced. These points were
sustained by the House and the figures re-
stored TO the lawful amount.
Much apprehension was felt all day over
tt awkward state OF affairs and an extra
session Of Congress vas predicted as a GER
tainty. The Legislative, Executive and De-
Eciency bills have not yet passed the House.
They cover over e h-ndred printed pages,
and the Senate can not consider and pass
them in time to get them to the President
1t is physical impossibility, and Senators
Allison and Edmunds served notice in the
Senate that they would not consider these
bills. There is, therefore, only one refuge
left, and that is the adoption of the Rodgers
resolution extending the executive and leg
islative appropriation until December.
Should the Senate stand on its dignity
rcf fn oAr an
extra session could not be
avoided. This, however, is not
probable as the blame would rest with the
Senate for standing on a punctillO. Mr..
Randall TO day claimed that these bills had
been reported TO the House February B, but
be cid not make It clear to his interrogators
that they had not medeeny sincere attempt
to call the bill up. The senti ment of the
House is almost unanimous in condemning
the holding of the bills back TO this late
hour, simply as it is alleged. to prevent
vicious legislation in the last b ours of the
session.
It is near 10 O'Clock, an6 the Co mmittee of
the Whole have only acted on t, IN pages of
the bill of 107 pages. 1t this rate it will
rtaze three weeks to pass the bill, the Tight
on each amendment will &c renewed in the
House. Judge Holman was qui te angry
with the House tonight for raising the read
ing, two clerks salaries, from 81 800 to 50 500.
Colonel Morrison arraigned Holman for re-
ducing the salary of the Ways and Means
clerk and increasing his own, the AIlpropri-
atoms clerk.
Later on a lively scene occurred b etween
Geddes and Warner, of Ohio. over Il le War
Claims clerks salary. They gesticuli ted at
each other as il war was immediate, nv lch to
the entertainment of the galleries. Their
words were drowned amid laughter an d sp-
plause. Bad blood is up on both sides, aud
motion has just been made to substitute
last years bill for the committees report. 1t
looks as If there will be monkey and pa rot
time until the 1 tn of March with one on
tinuous session.
1850 p. m.-Mr. Holman has agreed TO
make the necessary changes IL the Legislat-
i've bill 20 meet the rules and the Law, aud
the reading of the bill is proceeding rapidly
and all contention has ceased.